The exchange of information via the Internet increases rapidly. This is a fantastic development that has made many things a lot easier, faster, less expensive and environmentally friendlier. The volume of the total consumption of the Internet and IT, however, has become so high that the total strain on the environment has become a factor worth looking into.
When we use the Internet, we consume power. Any website has a carbon footprint and for this reason, it contributes to climate change. A certain site has a carbon footprint because electricity is required to power the servers that host that website, the computers used to view it, and the global networks that connects them. Much of that electricity is created from the burning of fossil fuels, like coal, oil and natural gas, all of which emit carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
GreenWeb is an innovative project, in which we strongly believe, that will help everybody, from mothers that blog about effective methods on how to keep their child healthy, to big companies and every site owner regardless of the content or number of visitors. GreenWeb monitors registered websites against CO2 emissions and takes effective measures to make those websites energy-efficient and carbon neutral.
That is what we do. How do we do it? By taking in consideration all the power consumption devices that are implied when browsing a website, calculating the amount of CO2 emissions generated per website usage, purchasing green certificates to neutralize your website’s CO2 footprint, sponsoring NGOs to plant trees. These few steps make a huge difference. It’s the same like eating an organic tomato or a regular one. Although it might seem that it makes no difference, you know it does differ at every single level: the taste, the smell, the fact that it is a healthy vegetable; everything tells you that it is the right way to eat. That is exactly what we are trying to do with GreenWeb platform: show you that there is an ecological way to blog, chat, work, and talk to friends. And, like in the case of the tomato, once you’ve seen the results, once you’ve ”tasted” it, there’s no turning back.
As we like to do things in the right way, it only comes natural to introduce ourselves. We are a few that hope to make a lot of difference; for any more information that you might consider interesting, please click here.
Here at GreenWeb.org we not only love what we are doing, but also we are certain this will make a difference and we will prove it to you! Apart from the website, where you can find all the information that you need to understand how the GreenWeb platform works, we also bring to your attention this blog page, because this is the interactive part of the project.
Very soon you will be able to find here different poles regarding “What is more eco?” – we love to keep you informed – and for this, we promise to offer you a highly researched answer each time. Later on, in a few weeks, we will hold contests where you can show us that you are an eco-friendly person and you care for the world we live in. We want to get in touch with you, find out what you think, what you believe in, what you want and for that you can find us on Facebook and Twitter too.
We would like not only to bring you a product, but also to be part of your community, friends, and, why not, your life. We want YOU to want to make something good for the environment!
